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US inflation to rise as higher tariffs feed through The core consumer price index rose 0.3% in July, according to the median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists. In June, core CPI edged up 0.2%.

US inflation rises as higher tariffs start to feed through

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IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

White House clashed over data before tax chief was ousted
The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release sensitive information on taxpayers

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Live updates: Trump says he’s placing DC police under federal control and deploying National Guard President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.

Trump says he’s placing DC police under his control and deploying National Guard to arrest all homeless people

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Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling 10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

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Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules & laws of the U.S. Now they're told to start over

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Trump demands homeless people 'immediately' move out of Washington DC Trump says homeless people must go "far" from the nation's capital, as part of his anti-crime plan, but the mayor pushes back.

Trump demands homeless people 'immediately' move out of Washington DC

Trump signed an order last month making it easy to arrest homeless people & detain them indefinitely

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The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy • NC Newsline When houses don’t get built because there aren’t enough immigrant workers to roof them, there are fewer jobs for the U.S. born workers who tend to handle more skilled professions like plumbing and ele...

The damage Trump’s deportation agenda is doing to the economy

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Opinion | Trump’s mass deportation campaign may lay waste to the Bill of Rights New data shows the scope of ICE’s suspicion-free profiling of Latinos is even worse than we thought.

Trump’s mass deportation campaign may lay waste to the Bill of Rights
New data shows the scope of ICE’s suspicion-free profiling of Latinos is even worse than we thought.

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Trump demands homeless people move out of Washington, DC 'immediately' The president has repeatedly threatened to federalize the nation's capital city, citing a high rate of violent crime.

Trump Demands All Homeless People Move Out of Washington, DC 'Immediately'

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Trump escapes reality in pursuit of a no-bad-news presidency In Trump's reality, good poll numbers are real (even when he invents them), bad ones are fake.

Trump spins up a no-bad-news presidency

Trump accelerating his longtime efforts to banish facts and figures that challenge his narrative of a spotless presidency.

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Trump signs directive that could deploy US military in Mexico: Report President Donald Trump's order reportedly opens the route for operations on foreign soil and at sea against drug cartels.

Trump Signs Directive That Will Deploy US Military Troops into Mexico:

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Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

Trump Directs Military to Target & Bomb Mexico & other Latin American countries to fight Foreign Drug Cartels

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Man applying for green card detained by ICE after decades in US A Chinese national with a decades-old removal warrant was arrested while pursuing a green card application.

Chen Yang, a 56-year-old Chinese national who owns a Hong Kong Restaurant in Perry, New York, & has lived legally in the U.S for 40 years was detained by Immigration & Customs

He went to renew his green card, a routine immigration check-in when ICE disappeared him

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Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online.

Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority

Trump made secret a public database of all federal spending

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Trump administration slashes DC’s security funding by 44% - WTOP News While President Donald Trump said crime in the District is “totally out of control,” his administration said it will cut security funding for the D.C. area.

Trump administration slashes DC’s security funding by 44%. After claiming crime is put of control

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‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump

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Trump directs Pentagon to prepare options to use to use force against against drug cartels: Officials Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare options for the possible use of U.S. military force against drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, officials say.

Trump directs Pentagon to prepare to use military force against against Mexican & Central & South American drug cartels.
Basically he plans war against Mexico & South America

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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

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Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, is posting videos stating women Should Not Be Allowed to Vote & Being Gay Should be Criminalized

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

Pete Hegseth, our Secretary of Defense is posting videos on social media saying women should Not be allowed to vote & being gay should be a crime.

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Trump Says He’s Weighing Federal Takeover of Washington, DC President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capita...

Trump threatens a Complete Federal Takeover of Washington, DC, giving Trump alone total authority over the entire city & getting rid of the Mayor & all other elected officials

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Medicare will test using AI to help decide whether patients get coverage. It could delay or deny care, critics warn. Increasing prior authorizations would “undercut one of the immense benefits of traditional Medicare.”

Medicare will test using AI to help decide whether patients get coverage — which could delay or deny care.
Increasing prior authorizations would ‘undercut one of the immense benefits of traditional Medicare’

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Lombardo to authorize Nevada National Guard to support ICE operations - The Nevada Independent Such a deployment of troops — whose responsibilities typically include responding to natural disasters or helping with overseas missions — marks a drastic escalation of their prior use as it relates t...

At Trump’s request Nevada's Governor Lombardo will authorize Nevada National Guard to support ICE operations
The governor’s approval to activate troops to help administer immigration enforcement's activities marks a drastic escalation of their prior use.

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EXCLUSIVE: Andry Hernández Romero Tells His Story Venezuelan asylum seeker Andry Hernández joins Tim Miller to share his harrowing journey through U.S.

Andry Romero Tells His Story:
Romero, a hairdresser & makeup artist who came to the U.S legally & was wrongfully sent by Trump to the El Salvador Gulag where he was raped & beaten speaks out.

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Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says 'we'll sue,' calling it extortion The Trump administration has proposed the University of California pay more than $1 billion to settle antisemitism charges and restore frozen grant funding at UCLA. Newsom says the state will sue.

Trump seeks $1-billion dollars from UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion

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3. The firing of Mr. Driscoll & other career agents is a shameful affront to the rule of law & typifies Trump’s campaign to replace non partisan career law enforcement professionals with political loyalists & incompetent sycopants."

Jamie Raskin

2. Instead of rewarding agents who love this country and keep their oath to the Constitution, the FBI is sacking them & replacing them with hacks & fanatics.

1. "Instead of investigating and stopping child predators, the FBI is now reacting their names from the Epstein Files. Instead of hunting down terrorists, criminals & drug traffickers, the FBI is tracking down democratic state legislators standing up for voting rights.

More heads roll at FBI At least three more officials, including the head of the powerful Washington field office, have been told they are being fired.

More heads roll at FBI. Trump is firing qualified FBI agents who worked on 1/6 cases or any trump investigations & replacing them with totally unqualified sycophants

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Pam Bondi finds a new job for Ed Martin: ‘special attorney’ pursuing some Trump foes Team Trump keeps finding new jobs for the “Stop the Steal” activist who was too radical to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate.

Pam Bondi finds a new job for Ed Martin: ‘special attorney’ pursuing any Trump foes or critics for punishment
Team Trump keeps finding new jobs for the “Stop the Steal” activist who was too radical to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate.

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